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Visitors to Italy's mountain resorts may not know that with every order of classic bombardino, they are taking a side in one of Italy's longest-standing culinary rivalries.

The War Hammer: A Deadly Effective Medieval Weapon Concussion weapons such as war hammers rose in popularity after the development of plate armor and form-fitting chain mail. Here's What You Need to Know:  Like the battle-ax, the hammerhead’s wooden shaft was often reinforced with riveted metal bands, called langets, to prevent an opponent from cutting the weapon in half with a sword. Not to be confused with Mjollnir, the mythical Norse god Thor’s fabled hammer, the real-life war hammer was a brutal and effective weapon. The development of the war hammer began around the middle of the 1...

BBC iPlayer Longborough Festival Opera The best moment in the Vienna Philharmonic’s annual New Year’s Day Concert comes after the end of the advertised programme. The conductor gives a tiny gesture, the violins start a shimmer of tremolando, and a ripple of applause spreads through the hall. At this point, if you’re watching with first-timers, they’ll look at you, surprised. Why have they stopped? And you smile, because you know what the conductor knows, what the orchestra knows and what even the audience in the Musikverein — those bejewelled Eurostiffs in their £1,000 seats — kn...